The following is a summary of board motions carried During the June 14 School District No. 5 (SD5) Southeast Kootenay board of trustees’ meeting.

Motions Carried

Advocacy

That the Board of Education write a letter to the Minister of Education, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Office of the Early Years and Maureen Dockendorff, Superintendent of Literacy and Numeracy to include actual usage numbers when calculating capacities in our schools, and that copies be sent to our regular stakeholders, including the Vancouver School Board.

That the Board of Education support the application for Kootenay Educational Services to form an official Parent Advisory Committee (PAC).

That the Board of Education write a letter of support to the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC for their “Open The Door Campaign” and that copies be sent to our regular stakeholders.

That the Board of Education tentatively approve, in principal, Mount Baker Secondary School’s Field Trip Application to Italy/Greece in the Spring of 2017.

Policy

That the draft policy, Use of School Board Property by Licensed Child Care Providers be sent to the Board for approval.

That the revised policy 7.4 Software Licensing be sent to the Board of Education for approval.

That the revised policy 7.5 Web Page Publishing be sent to the Board of Education for approval.

That the revised policy 4.2 Travel Allowance Per Diem be sent to the Board of Education for approval.

Finance Operations

That the Board of Education approve in principle, with approval from the Freedom of Information, the Bus Cameras Pilot Project in Sparwood.

That the Board of Education appoint Trustees McPhee and Whalen as the Board Representatives on the City of Cranbrook Redevelopment of Idlewild Park Committee.

General

That the Board of Education write a media release re: the Administrative Savings funds and that copies be sent to our regular stakeholders. (Published in e-KNOW yesterday.)

That the Board entertain three readings* of the Capital Project Bylaw, Project No. 186886, for a maximum expenditure of $902,682. (*By law, three readings of bylaw must be completed. By unanimous consent of the Board, three readings may be completed at a single meeting.)

Three readings of the Board of the Capital Project Bylaw**, Project No. 186886, for a maximum expenditure of $902,682. (**In accordance with provisions of the School Act, the Minister of Education must approve a Board of Education’s Capital Plan.)

Second and third reading* of the Annual Budget Bylaw 2016/17 in the amount of $62,627,273 was carried.   (*By law, three readings of the Budget bylaw must be completed prior to the end of June, first reading was carried at the May Public Board Meeting.)

That the Board of Education write a letter of support to the City of Cranbrook expressing support for the city’s grant application to the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure program to support their application for repairs and upgrades to the curling rink.

That the Board carry a resolution in support of the Mount Baker Secondary School (MBSS) and provide a statement of the Board’s financial commitment to this program.

SD5

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